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by Paramhansa Yogananda (Featured, Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Development)
Understanding Illness

Sickness is the result of breaking some mental or physical law, either in this life or in a past incarnation. It is your job to free yourself from the shackles of undesirable hereditary tendencies, including habits of ill health.

by Nayaswami Kriyananda (Spiritual Development, Swami Kriyananda)
Always Ask: Which Side Won?

The Bhagavad Gita tells us that at the end of every day we should ask: “Which side won?” When you see that you made a mistake, admit it honestly to yourself. Don’t feel badly; just say, “I’m trying and I will do better.”

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Development)
A Story of Two Frogs

After many hours of word-battle in frog language, the sea-frog persuaded the frog of the well and his brother-frogs to visit the ocean.

by Swami Kriyananda (Directions and Trends, Headline, Spiritual Development, Swami Kriyananda)
A Time of Unprecedented Opportunity

Today anyone who is truly aware of human directions believes we’re in for very hard times. For devotees, such times present an extraordinary opportunity for service and spiritual growth, greater than any in recorded history.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Featured, Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Development)
Understanding Death

Devotees who are unattached to the body, and who have achieved control over the life force, experience no loss of consciousness at death. They move consciously through the spiritual eye and experience what is known as “conscious death.”

by Jyotish and Devi Novak (Featured, Spiritual Development)
Living by Faith

Faith is much more practical than most people realize. There is an infinite reservoir of divine love and support, and if you open yourself to that flow it will sustain you.